Clothes-line support.



J. 0. YOUNG.

' CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 1915.

1 Patented. July 6, 1915.

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CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 1915.

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UFFTUE JUDSON O. YOUNG, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July c, was.

I Application fil'ed May 5, 1915. Serial No. 25,941.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, JUDsoN OLYOUNG, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in the city of Springfield, county of Hampden, andState of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clothes-Line Supports, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes line supports, of thetype which are adapted to be readily attached to and detached from theuprights or posts of a piazza.

In general, the invention comprises a pair of parallel rods that arerigidly connected or attached to the posts or uprights of a porch andthat extend directly outward from the posts and with means for slidablycarrying a series of clothes line at taching devices that can be easilymoved outward or inward on the rods. I am aware that it is not new tosupport a series of parallelly arranged clothes lines on outwardlyextending rods, but this clothes line support is intended to be animprovement on those now in use by providing a construction that isrigid and one that can be readily attached to or detached from thesupporting posts of a piazza. It is also in tended to have provisionsfor readily removing ice from the rods which carry the runners to whichthe lines are attached.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a top plan view of the rods thatare adapted to be attached to the piazza posts, the posts beingindicated in section, also showing the runners on the rods to which theclothes lines are secured; Fig. 2 is a side-elevational view of one or"the runners, showing means for attaching the rods to the side of a post,also the device for spacing the rods or tubes from each other at theirouter ends and a supporting brace that is attached to the lower rod andconnected to the post; Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on line 38 ofFig. 2, showing a drip cock to draw off the hot water that is used formelting ice or sleet that may have accumulated on the upper rod; Fig. 4is a detail View on the line l l of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a detail sectionalview on a vertical plane passing through the axis of the parallel bars;Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of one of the runners to which the endof the clothes line is attached; Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line77 of Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of that portion of arunner to which the end of the line is adapted to be readily attachedafter it is drawn into a taut condition.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the posts of a porch are indicatedin section at 1 and 2.

3 designates a plate for attaching the rods 4 and 5-to the posts. Thisplate, as shown in detail in Fig. 5, is formed with oppositely extendingears 6 and 7 through which bolts or other securing devices are passed,as indicated at 8. This attaching plate is also formed with twocylindrical enlargements in which openings 8 and 9 are formed. Theopenings 8 and 9 are preferably threaded in order to readily attach thebars 4.- and 5 thereto. The bars 4. and 5 are preferably made fromtubing in order to secure the necessary lightness and strength. Theirouter ends are secured together in spaced relation to each other bymeans of the plate 12 which is formed withtwo in-v wardly projectinglugs 13 that are secured to the bars l and 5 by any suitable means as bya pin. The lower bar has an additional attachment to the post 1 by meansof the inclined brace 14 which is for the purpose of making the devicemore rigid and permanent since it will take up any stress that may beexerted on the outer ends of the bars, as there will be a considerableleverage that will tend to exert a twisting or rotary motion on theplate 3.

In order to attach the clothes lines, which are indicated at 15, to theupper bar 4, a series of independent runners are provided, a detailedview of one of which is shown clearly in Fig. 6. These runners comprisea cylindrical barrel portion 16 having oppositely tapered inner surfaces17. Formed integral with the barrel portion 16 is an outwardly extendingmember 18 which is so formed as to permit the ready attachment of theend of the clothes line, as shown in Fig. 8. The line, indicated at 15,is first passed through the opening 20 and then is given a reverse turnindicated at 21, then through the recess 22 which is formed withinclined sides, and, finally given a second turn and passed through theconical-shaped opening 23, which exerts a pinching or binding effect onthe end of the line, thereby preventing its slipping out of the 18.Extending outwardly from the barrel portion 16 is a lug or projection24. The

member 1 1 o purpose of this projection is to enable the operator, bymeans of a suitable implement having a pair of spaced prongs on the endthereof, to engage the projection 24: and the part 18, whereby a clothesline attaching member may be readily moved inward and outward on the bar4,'it being understood that in using this clothes line support, theclothes are first secured to the outermost line 15 and are then pushedoutward to the end of the bars, then the line neXt to the outer line isfilled and pushed outward to a position near the first line and so onuntil all of the lines are used.

In sleety or stormy weather the bars are often covered with ice or snow,preventing the members 16 from being easily moved on the rods 4, and itis, therefore, necessary to remove this ice before the clothes supportcan be used. For the purpose of removing the ice, provision is made forfilling the interior of the upper bar with warm water by means of theopening 25, the water passing through this opening and into the space ofthe securing plate and then into the interior of the bar 4. After theice is melted the water can be drawn off by means of the pet cook 26.

It is to be understood that plates and bars are readily reversible, thatis to say, the upper bar 4 can be placed at the bottom and the bottombar 5 at-the top. Should it be necessary to secure the plates 3 on theopposite sides of the posts 1 and 2 it is only necessary to reverse theplates, that is to say the rods 4 and 5 can be interchanged, the bottomrod 5 will be at the top and the top rod 4 will be at the bottom. It isto be unfive cents each,

derstood that provision to introduce warm water into the lower rod wouldbe provided in case the position of the bars was reversed.

What I claim is:

1. In a clothes line support, the combination, of two pairs ofparallelly arranged members, means for attaching the same to a fixedsupport, means for spacing the outer ends of said members and securingthe same together, a series of runners located on each of the upper oneof said pairs of members for attaching the ends of the clothes linesthereto.

2. In a clothes line support, the combination with two pairs of tubularbars, means for attaching said bars to a suitable support, saidattaching means comprising a plate formed with cylindrical shapedbearing members to receive the ends of the bars, a plate formed withprojections and adapted to enter the outer ends of the tubes forsecuring and spacing said tubes together, the lower one of said barshaving a brace connected thereto and extending to and secured to thefixed support, and a series of runners mounted on the upper bar to whichthe ends of the clothes lines are attached, as described.

3. In a device of the kind described, the combination, two pairs ofsupporting tubular bars, means for attaching the same to a suitablesupport, suitable line attaching devices mounted on the upper bars, andmeans to introduce a liquid heating medium into the bars for removingice from the bar, as described.

JUDSON O. YOUNG.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

